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Upper Albert Mine

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046896
MRDS ID M242122
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Albert Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.33344, 37.9016 (WGS84)
Elevation 2804

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Montgomery(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Benton Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crowley Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001S 033E 31,32 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR TOP OF PEAK ABOVE SPOHRMINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.33344, 37.9016
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shearing Of Argillite; Foliation Planes N20-30e, 60se

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N30W
    Dip ROLLS, FLAT TO ZONE
    Width 0.15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Buena Vista (Oneota, Montgomery, Basalt) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD ADIT, SEVERAL CUTS, STOPE TO SURFACE ON VEIN

Comments on development

  • OLD PORTAL RECENTLY REOPENED TO SURFACE. NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1982.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 13 AUGUST 1982

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IN SHEARED ARGILLITE, 3-6 INCHES WIDE, SOME SPECKS OF GALENA PRESENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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